by Alexandra Robbins
I was never part of a sorority. My college had one, with four members. This book is supposedly shines the light on sororities and will tell . . . pretty much what you already know. It follows four girls, and to find out what happens to the girls is the only reason to read this book. The revelati...
I get the feeling I'm not getting the full picture of sorority life due to how she phrases certain sections and how endless her subjects' dialogue is (unless they're carrying around recorders, I find it hard to believe it's all that exact), but Robbins' novel gives me just enough insight and ideas f...
I expected this book to be more about hazing and less about their lives. It was interesting, but we can't assume that every sorority girl has a life like one of these four girls. I don't really have anything else to say, aside from this book makes me glad I didn't join a sorority!
I think Ms. Robbins is just sore because she didn't get a bid.
There wasn't really anything very shocking or secret in this book... at least nothing I couldn't have guessed anyway. It was a quick, easy read. The author said that she wanted to write about women treating other women poorly. And, I mean, I guess she did in a way but it wasn't really discussed or a...
I would recommend reading this book if you are college aged girl looking to gain information on sororities and different perceptions of them. Also good for people who are higher-ups in colleges and universities, I would think. Overall it's a very informative read, although some parts of it are jus...
The author can't write very well, and she has nothing insightful to say. Nevertheless, the topic (a slightly sociopolitical look at sororities) is interesting enough to make the book readable.
I live with a sorority girl. (Like Marines, they're never 'ex' sorority girls, or so I have been told.) Huh. This explains a lot.
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